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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. 'IDEIONE HIS HONGER THE ACTING, CHIEY JUSTICE (MR. J. COMPERİZ).] UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
ARMS.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 22ND,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE PUINNE JEDOR (HR. A. DYER BALL),]
ON THE
ARM SEIZURES
"CARNARVONSHIRE"
As a sequel to the recent seizures of! arms, on the s.s. Carnarvonshire, three
Lam Sung" pleaded, Guilty to a menthers of the crew were yesterday sen charge of unlawfully having in his possetenced to various terms of imprisonment, sion an offensive weapon, to wit are after pleading Guilty”. to unlawfully
He was sentenced to two years having in their possession, certain quanti volver. Imprisonment with hard labour.
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A BAR CHARACTER.
Chan Man pleated! ** Guilty ** charge of larceny, Previous convictions were on ressed against him and he was sentenced to three years' hard labour.
FORGED BANK NÖTES.
CROWN FALLS TO GET A CONVICTION, Ye Ping-kni was indicted for having in his possession, five forged 5-piastre nutes of the Banque de l'Inde-Chiqc.
ties of arts and amanmition,
THE WRECK OF THE "LOONG SANG." BREAKING-UP WORK PRAC- TICALLY COMPLETED.
REMAINS TO BE MOVED TO
LAI CHI KOK?
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. ALLEGED INTIMIDATION IN CHARGE ROOM.
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The witness then admitted that the man had at first denied the theft. The constable, however, stated that he did | not see the accused struck.
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When a Chinese was charged before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis tracy, yesterday, with the theft of conl the constable who arrestel him Tho work on breaking-up the 3. stated in evidence that the accused an being årst Loong Sang, which was sunk in the admitted the offence typhoon of last August, is now prac questionesl. His Worship told the wit tically completed; so mich so that the arms to be careful, as the complainäati The first man was a grenser named Ip contractor's gang of salvage men have had stated that the defendant had at Chung. According to Mr. Nihil's brief left the wreck and at present the Govern-årst tute a denial, but had admitted the outline of the case for the Crown, when ment are considering what is to be done theft on being struck by a sergeant in Revenue Officers boarded the vessel they with what trains of. the sanken ship the charge-room. searched the prisoner and found" in bis The dimentions of this wreck left tying girdle two automatic pistols and in varion the bed of the harbour are approxi- ous parts of his clothing they discovered mately-03 feet in length three feet in 150 rounds of ammunition The prisoner depth and a feet in breadth. The wreck was arrested after a struggle.
as she now lies offers no danger to ships
The sergeant interpreter at the Yau- His Lordship told the prisoner that the passing over her but it is considered mac police station said that the defend. law regarding the smuggling of tras into dangerous to leave it lying there in the ant made a statement in the charge-room the Colony was very strict and sentenced event of any ship having to drop anchor denying the" offence. Witness did not him to five years' imprisonment with hard in that vicinity ense of emergency, hear him admit the theft. While he was Bearing this in mind it has been prac-f in the charge-room, witness did not see The other two men were charged totically decided to move the wreck on to the defendant struck by anyone.
Speaking from the dock, the defendênt A. Bukan, 0. M. Oliveira, and W. Egether. They were the second bosun and the and flats off Lai Chi Kok where it first use of the ship and they both Orcharit.
to the charge of un pleaded Guilty" lawful possession of one automatic pistol. When the second bosun was approached Charles Hardouin at the Ping On wharfy Revenue Otheers, said Mr. Nihill, he was seen to throw a sual wooden casc and had prisoner pointed out to him.
from one deck to another. The first ile searched him and found two notes,
bosun pleked up the case, and threw it one of which proved to be a forgery into the sea. Later a Mauser pistol Bus The man was taken into custody with dredged from the beil: of the harbour. other prisoners, and while he was wait The prisoners denied that this was the ing, other bobes were found on the floor pitol they had had in their possession. behind prisoner's feet. "I do not know! anything. 1 got them during the trauane- tion of business. Some people gave me two to buy a watch. got the others welling rubber soles," said the prisoner, when charged at the Police Station
The Jury empanelled to try the case was as follows:-Messes. G. Morrison, F. T. Wheeler, F. Callen, J. E. Ollerton, A
The Crown Solicitor, Mr. T. 3. Hazie rigg, said that at spm on June 2nd
Serg Neal went on board the 9.
The cashier of the Banque de l'Indo Chine (M. Quivercourt) said there were spelling mistakes on the forgeries. "h" being printed ne bab.
Sergt. Seal said in evidence that he arrested three men. The notes on one were found to be genuine and he was dis charged. A serund was released on bail and had absconded.
Witness, questiered by the io eman of the Jury, said he arrested prisoner in consequence of what be had been told by another prisoner.
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w be broken, up at isure and where said that he knew nothing of the theft. the explosives used cannot do harm to If he had committed it, he would-cera buildings sach us it has been alleged stainly have bolted when the polier eame been done to buildings in the centre of In the charge-room a European sergeant struck him with a feather the city during me past few months."
Arrangements are being made to lift sluster." what remains of the wreck between two to Lai lighters aqil thus transport it Chi Kok.
CHINESE BILLINGLATE.”-
HIS ANNOYANCE.
They admitted, however, having a pistol HOW A FISHMONGER SHOWED
His Lordship sentenced the first pri- soner to five years with hard inbour. The second prisoner, whose case the Crown did not look upon as seriously as that of the first, was sent
to prison for eighteen months with hard labour.
"HE FELL" AMONG. THIEVES."
A youth named Ho Sing, aged 19 years, was indicted for participating ja a high way robbery on May 20th, 1931, when cake-seller, named Tae Kei, was held up, savagely attacked by two men, and robbed, of Sa on the Shatin tiap Road near Chuk Yun village.
The Jury empanelled for the ease was as follows Ms. C. V. Marks (foreman) Messrs. D. Mufr, A. 1. Silva, A. H. Silva, A. Cossart, C. W. Olson and J. 31.
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You did not know the notes were for. gories
ries -So: arrested him on suspicion
Str. JH. B. Nihill Assistant Attorney- Prisoner said he got sure of the money by selling rubber soles, and the sweet tieneral, in his outline of the case, Baid heart of his master gave him two notes that considerabic violence was used by with which he was to buy a watch. In the robbers: in fact he would not be was only a servant but on that occasion exaggerating if he said the robbers made It appeared that the he was entrusted with 3100 to buy goods murderous attack.
was returning to Kowloon in Canton
caxe-seller The Jury returned a verdict of "NotCity. Suddenly two men, jumped out in Cuilty" and the prisoner was discharged. the road from behind a rock and one of the attacked the cake-seller with a knife. He was stabbed in several places, ROBBER AND KIDNAPPER.
became giddy and could not remember exactly what happened. When he cane FIFTEEN YEARS'
to his senses he found the robbers had rubbed him and gone away. The cake seller struped into the next village and from there took ricksha into Kowloon City where he reported the matter to the police. He told the police that he thought he could identify one of the two rolbers a been curd seller in Chuk Yun village. The police arrested the bean curd seller and on his clothes were found, after examination by the Government bacterio logist, traces of blood, but it was in possible to say, whether it was human blood or not.
IMPRISONMENT ORDERED.
Kwok Mak was indicted for robbery by two ur more and for forcibly taking away Cheng Ping with the invention of procur ing ransom at Ln Long Wan on August 20th, 1923.
3. T. M. Hazlerigg prosecuted and sail Un Long Wan was on the south side of Deep Pay Cheng Ping was in charge of a tshed there for his brother, who was away in the country. A salt dealing business was carried on there.
The handle of the knife used was found on the road near the scene of the rob hery.
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The prisoner was, paraded, with seven others and identified by the cake-seller as one of the robbers, «
When charged prisoner completely denied the allegations.
After evidence had been called, the Jury returned a verdict of "Guilty" and his Lordship, without comment, sentenced prisoner to seven years' hari labour and twelve strukeg of the rat.'
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The complainant, re-called, said that a European sergeant took the defendant by the arm and shook him. The sergeant and not strike the man with a feather
duster.
His Worship said that it was quite possible that the accused was guilty, but
it was purely a one-man statement, and
The defendant'
A Chinese, charged at the Kowloon he did not see how he could possible con- Magistracy, yesterday, with assault, vict on the evidence. said that he was a fishmonger at the would be discharged and the dispositions. market, and that the complainant, an forwarded to the Captain Superintend- other fishmonger, had tried to take one ent of Police. of his customers away from him. He was annoyed, admitted striking the complain-
ant.
The Magistrate (ME. W. Hamilton) told him he must not show his annoy- ance in that way. ble would pay a fine of 5, with seven days' imprisonment in default, and also pay the complainant compensation, or go to prison for Sve
days.
In consequence of what he said at the Police Station, Sergt. Murphy and pri soner went to the Tai Chang Loong board. ing house. He there pointed out a box as his which he said contained nothing but papers and rubbish. In the box 203 in notes were found,
Later the police visited other addresses but at all these places the prisoner did not point out anybody who gave him the notes as he alleged.
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AMMUNITION CHARGE."
TWO DEFENDANTS DISMISSED.
A young Chinese and a Chinese girl were charged before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with the anlawful possession of 60 rounds of re- volver ammunition.
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Detective Sergeant Dorling said that a detective searching a cabin on "the s.5. San Sing on Sunday, just after the vessel's arrival in harbour, found a basket, containing, among other things, A pair of brown leather shoes. In the! toe of one of the latter was eramted a handkerchief containing sixty rounds of
The calin revolver ammunition. occupied by the two defendanta.
Both the accused declared that the Regarding the first charge, the Attor ney-General sakk the ouus rested with the basket belonged to another woman who The male defendant Crown to show that the prisoner not only shared the cabin. passed the notes but that be knew them said he was not there when the police to be lorged. On the second charge the entoe. "He was in the hold, and a cabin onus rested with the prisoner of proving boy told him that the police wanted him that he had the notes by lawful authority in the cabin, se he went up. It was not his chhin; but was occupied by the female or by reasonable exeuse.
The WOMAIL. There were certain points in the pri- defendant and another soner's favour, continued: the Attornes brown shoe (produced in Court) was not General. The prisoner was the kind of man a visiter at a boarding house would use as a dupe and it was quite likely that the other man had given him a false ad- dress. There was also the fact that the money changer was an old man and the prisoner was a strong burly fellow. Ho could have got away from the money changer had he so desired.
There were also telling points against the prisoner. It was just as likely as not that the prisoner knew the notes were forged and was well-prepared to take the risk, taking sare to any; if questioned," then to him. Kave that someone else Then the filing of $65 in notes- unusually large sum for a man of his
station-told against him.
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Both defendants were discharged, the Magistrate remarking that there had heen mismanagement and he could not convict on the evidence.
PLOTS AGAINST FOREIGNERS AT CANTON. "OFFICIAL REPLY.
Do the evening of August 20th three suen entered the matshed and asked for pium. They were supplied and as Cheng Ping was taking the money for it he was seized by the xen. Priseter produced a revolver and fired several shots through the roof in order to frightened Cheng Ping He was beaten on the head with the butt of the revolver and asked where the moary was. Cheng Ping went with prisoner and showed him where the money was while the other two men bound the fokis. The place was then ransacked,
Prisoner then took Cheng Ping and put him on heard a junk which was sailed into Chinese territory. He was held in
FORGED MORE NOTES. captivity fur three months and during that time prisoner saw him about every
BOARDING HOUSE BONNER'S "WEALTH. three or four days and told him he must send letters to his relatives demanding
Lo Leung was next arraigned before the that they send ranson: money to release,
Court on indictments of (1)uttering four him.
Eventually an intermediary was dis-forged banknotes, purporting to be 100 natched and after be had paid over $480 rupee notes issued by the Government of Cheng ing was released. He returned Ladia, knowing same to he forged: and to Hongkong and reported to the police. (2) unlawfully having in his possession As a result the prisoner was arrested on two forged 100-pen at the Hon. Mr.
The Attorney June 2nd at Tai O, Lantau.
He was subsequently identified by J. Kemp, K.C.) presented the ense
for the Crown. He said the prisoner was money changer the prisoner, denied that point out that many conspirators against he was seized by the money changer. He it are being harboured in districts con. The Canton where he was told that the notes were suds in Canton represent. said he was asked to go into the shop trolled by Governments which the Con- Government will be very greatly obliged fergeries.
if steps will be taken to control those elements inimical to it.
Sing and the fokis.
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a boarding house Tanner, receiving no pay, being allowed his food and a coin- mission for hringing visitors to the board
The reply of Canton Administration to the communication sent to them on June drawing the attention of the Administra 24th by the Consular Body at Canton tion, to reports of pots against foreigners Evidence was then called, Mr. J. H. F. Corley, sub-accountant at in Canton and requesting that the neces the Hongkong branch of the Chartered sary steps be taken for the protection Bank, said he had served in India. He of foreigners there, stated that the Can- frequently handled 100-rupee notes issued to Government has in the past heen! by the Government of India. The notes quite friendly to the foreign powers and produced to him were forgeries. The their representatives in Canton and, paper of the forged notes had no water although the names and characters of the tark and the printing was not quite as persons referred to in connection with good as that on the genuine ones; other the reported plots were not mentioned. hy the Consular Pody, the police have rise the forgeries were quite good. Generni's outline was then called. Dur-arrest of all aspects
Evidence in support of the Attorney-bern ordered to take measures for the In this conner- the tion the Canton Government wishes to ing the course of the evidence of
Ping while in captivity wrote several letters to his relatives. In one he stated he was being tortured and the
risoner had threat to shoot him. ing house. On July 2nd about 2.15 p.m.
The evidence of the money-changer's He demanded Sig som money but he went into a money changers' shop in be (Cheng Ping) had said he would not Wing Lok Street and produced two 100-accountant; the prisoner described as
he received
fulsc," whilst be considered that of the notes. In exchange rate more than $1,000, He begged the race o cach note. Af 5 o'clock the European police officer (Sergt. Murphy) to send money to release him..
Evidence was then called: Chong'
100-rupce, noten and charged them. On $:04 in Kwangtung currency and 343 in that occasion he asked for silver and got Hongkong currency from the mashed. it. The money-changer said to him; While he was in captivity he was kept in you have got any more like these bring a small matshed used for rearing ducks. them along.' His legs were kept chained together.
Other evidence supporting the Crown case was eplied.
Ping
It is reported that the Canton police have succeeded in locating a place being carried on and in arresting five men
in the witness-hox said the robbers too!ame day he came back with two more who investigated the case, as being the manufacture of bombs was being
Next morning the money changer came to the conclusion that the notes were for- geries. About 8 m.. he saw prisoner outside the shop. Ife went out and seized him, took him into the shop and charged him with passing forged notes.
LOCAL SPORT. MILITARY FOOTBALL.
reaseable." quite
his statement in Prisoner in making his the box said that he was asked by visitork at the boarding house to change the notes They had told him that they had chauged' Bome of the notes in Singapore and that they did not know the money-changer's shops in Hongkong. He was only a run- ner and was employed to go on errands and when asked to go on an errand he award of the had to go.
Two statements made by the prisoner were read. In the first, in reply to the charge of robbery, he said. "I did not do this thing. I am a farmer and don't know nothing about the matter." In General, that the prisoner was on his way reply to the kidnapping charge he said, to the shop, because when bb was search by five to tac on the first count, and a Tedid not do it. I seldom come down el two more notes were found on him, verdict of Guilty "unanimously on
When the prisoner was tazed with puss the second count. to British territory.
Prisoner had nothing to say to the Jurying the notes he said someone gave them to him. Later he said a visitor at the who found him "Guilty" on both counts.
His Lordship sentenced prisoner to boarding house gave them to him, and, seven years hard labour on the first later again, said a friend in the boarding
large and eight years on the second house gave them to him to change. harge the terms to run consecutively,
The first round for points towards the "Montague Bates Chal- lenge Cup (for Platoona and equivalent.
7.
It was possible, asid the Attorney The Jury, after an absence of quarter units of the 1st Bn. The East Surrey of an hour, returned a verdict of "Guilty" Regiment) will be continued during the week as under (kick-off at 5.40 p.m." each day at Murray Barracks):-
Wednesday. No. 4 Platoon (white)
No. 6-Platoon (red). Thursday. Sec. M.G. Platoon (red) 2. No. 3 Platoop (red and yellow)! Saturday-Band and transport (red and blue) v. No. 8 Platoon (black and light blue)..
(Continued in next column)
His Lordship ordered the prisoner to be scat to gaol for five years with hard labour on the, first count. A further sco- tence of one year was ordered on the second count, the latter sentence to run capcurrently with the first
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